Professional Liability Blog
February 11, 2019
Illinois’ Statute of Limitations for a negligent procurement claim runs from date insured received the policy, not when a claim is denied.
In American Family Mutual Insurance Company v. Krop, 2018 IL 122556, – N.E.3d – (2018), the Illinois Supreme Court addressed whether a claim brought by Walter and Lisa Krop, the insureds, against their insurance agent for failing to procure the level of insurance coverage the insureds requested and would have covered a third-party claim, was time barred. Central to the dispute was when the Krops’ claim against the agent accrued.